Naomi Novik makes a stand: “I would rather take my characters to China and Istanbul and Africa and make mistakes and get corrected for them than confine myself to the safe Western European sandbox and pretend the problem doesn’t exist.” Her next Temeraire book is set in Africa, […]
How to write a female character in comics in 8 steps, from Girls Read Comics: #6 says ‘”I hit boys!” is not a strong feminist statement.’
Season 2 slump? Abigail Nussbaum says Lost and Battlestar Galactica had nowhere to go: “they have a story, and they don’t know how to handle its ending.”
Henry Jenkins says Snakes on a Plane might do better than Serenity, two films with comparable prerelease internet buzz, and thinks Whedon should have broken out of the broadcast media mold: “…if he had gone that route, we would have been able to enjoy many more hours of […]
Incredible. Sony’s ad announcing a new white case for the Playstation Portable looks like it’s inciting a futuristic race war.
The writers over at Gamers with Jobs look at the new Half-Life 2: Episode One, and provide some too-high praise for the original game — if you want to know why people buy Half-Life games willy-nilly, read this article.
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The Cultural Gutter 